The Past of the Present is in the Future of the Now

  A beautiful Sufi Qawwali, titled "KHUD SE KHUDA TAK"  From Self to God)  https://youtu.be/zpl2rlj3_2s?si=v0LiWQkZm2089lpx This is a lyrical journey of the soul's awakening. It speaks of the profound realisation that the Divine is not found in external structures, but within the sanctuary of one's own heart. The Longing and the Illusion In the beginning, the seeker wanders through the dust of the world, searching for a trace of the Beloved . He calls out in temples and cries in mosques, turning the pages of every sacred book and questioning the learned clerics and priests . Yet, while they show him many paths, none can show him the face of the One he seeks.  The Breaking of the Ego The seeker confesses to the intoxication of his own "self"—his pride, his cleverness, and his outward piety . It is only when the Murshid (Spiritual Guide) casts a glance of mercy that the glass of the ego shatters.  In that breaking, the seeker discovers that what he though...

35 Years, Multiple Avatars, One Marriage (Still Running) Today, we complete 35 years of marriage. That’s not just time — that’s mileage. Emotional, geographical, parental, philosophical… and occasionally dramatic. If marriage were a movie, ours wouldn’t be a smooth romantic drama. It would be a multi-genre box set: comedy, adventure, dance number, travelogue, war film (limited edition) and yes — Titanic. More on that later. The Art of Agreeing to Disagree (and Still Eating Dinner Together) Early in our marriage, we learned a critical survival skill: You don’t have to agree on everything to stay together — you just need to agree on when to stop arguing. We’ve disagreed on: What “on time” means Whether the AC is trying to kill us How loudly bhajans / music / TV should play And whose turn it actually was to say sorry Somewhere along the way, we mastered the sacred sequence: Disagree → Pause → Say sorry (sometimes strategically) → Move on → Laugh about it later. Understandin...

It’s 08 Jan today, 2026. Every year towards the end of the year I am often asked,  “Ashu, what’s your predictions for the coming year?” I guess over the years I have been called a poor n faint photocopy of Nostradamus!! Well, while the juice is always in the details, exact periods or timelines; I have lately started focusing on bigger details or algorithms. And friends, it’s not a choice or a button click but happens naturally as part of my own inner hardware. So, while I have got it correct when I said that BJP will get 303 in 2019(after phase 2) n 421/250+-(BJP) in 2024. Or, Modi would be PM when he was CM or the Jasmine revolution or the Japanese Tsunami(a year in advance), or that  cars will become boats and boats will become cars well before the last delhi floods or Tump will beat Hillary(said  in Mar of his first election campaigning) or that 5.03 millions will die(said  in in march of  2019) due to a virus which will course correct how life absorbs oxygen...